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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEW YORK TIMES CO [NYT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) * See remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES LIMITED, THIRD FL, BISHOP'S SQUARE REDMOND'S HILL 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/01/2009 (Street) DUBLIN, L2 00000 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock (par value $0.10 per share) 12/01/2009   S   2,651,635 D $ 8.35 18,386,799 D (1) (2) (3) (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES LIMITED THIRD FL, BISHOP'S SQUARE REDMOND'S HILL DUBLIN, L2 00000		X		* See remarks
HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC 450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X		* See remarks
HARBINGER HOLDINGS, LLC 450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X		* See remarks
FALCONE PHILIP 450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X		*See remarks

Signatures

Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. (+); By: Harbinger Capital Partners LLC; By: Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member; By: /s/ Philip Falcone		12/03/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Harbinger Capital Partners LLC (+); By: Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member; By: /s/ Philip Falcone		12/03/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Harbinger Holdings, LLC (+); By: /s/ Philip Falcone		12/03/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Philip Falcone		12/03/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	IMPORTANT NOTE: THE SECURITIES SET FORTH IN THIS REPORT ARE DIRECTLY BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. (THE " MASTER FUND"). ALL OTHER REPORTING PERSONS ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THIS REPORT DUE TO THEIR AFFILIATION WITH THE MASTER FUND.
(2)	These securities reported herein (the "Shares") are owned by the Master Fund, which is a Reporting Person.
(3)	These Shares may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by the following, each of whom is a Reporting Person: Harbinger Capital Partners LLC ("Harbinger LLC"), the investment manager of the Master Fund; Harbinger Holdings, LLC ("Harbinger Holdings"), the managing member of Harbinger LLC; and Philip Falcone, the managing member of Harbinger Holdings and the portfolio manager of the Master Fund.
(4)	Each Reporting Person listed in Footnote 3 disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the Shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.
Remarks: (+) The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a "group" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as  amended. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities deemed to be owned by the group that are not  directly owned by the Reporting Person. This report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is a member  of a group or the beneficial owner of any securities not directly owned by such Reporting Person.

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